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About Gajpuria Village

Gajpuria is a mid sized village in Amguri tehsil, in the district of Sivasagar, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 966, made up of 504 males and 462 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 186.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 785666, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gajpuria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gajpuria village
Description Value
State Assam
District Sivasagar
Tehsil Amguri
Pincode 785666
Area (hectares) 186.37 hectares
Population 966
Male Population 504
Female Population 462
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gajpuria compares

By the 2011 count Gajpuria is the 60th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,273 residents. Its 186.37 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Gajpuria

Gajpuria is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gajpuria as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gajpuria from other places

Gajpuria lies about 19 km from Sivasagar, and the nearest railway station is Namti, about 9.5 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Gajpuria
Nearest railway station Namti 9.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Amguri 9.6 km
Nearest town Sibsāgar 13 km
District headquarters Sivasagar 19 km

Villages closest to Gajpuria

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amguri tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Gajpuria

As per the Census of India 2011, Gajpuria village had a population of 966. That makes it the 60th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,273 residents.

Gajpuria village has 504 males and 462 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gajpuria has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Gajpuria is 785666. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gajpuria covers 186.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gajpuria falls under Amguri tehsil of Sivasagar district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Gajpuria is Namti, about 9.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gajpuria.

Gajpuria is about 19 km from Sivasagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gajpuria is in Amguri tehsil of Sivasagar district. Namti is about 9.5 km away. Amguri is about 9.6 km away. Sibsāgar is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Julagaon (under 2 km), Dulia (3.2 km) and Dulia Puranimelia (3.2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Gajpuria today is likely to be higher.

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